Allen-Bradley connector

Connect FairCom Edge to Allen-Bradley devices using EtherNet/IP and PCCC over DF1 protocols

Abstract

The FairCom Allen-Bradley ("ab") connector service allows reading tags from the most common Allen-Bradley PLCs, such as ControlLogix and CompactLogix, using a variety of Allen-Bradley supported communication protocols.

Note

A tag is a piece of named data with an associated value. For example, the tag temperature 70 includes both the named data temperature and the value 70. In JSON, a tag is a JSON property, such as "temperature": 70. In a SQL table, a tag is a data field, such as a field named temperature with a value of 70.

This connector currently supports the EtherNet/IP and PCCC over DF1 protocols. The EtherNet/IP protocol runs over TCP/IP networks. The PCCC command protocol runs over the DF1 serial protocol.

Section	Description
Concepts	The Concepts section shows general information about the Allen-Bradley connector.
Tutorials	The tutorials section contains examples of how to collect, transform, store, and deliver data using the FairCom integration engine.
API reference	The API reference section outlines and defines the properties used to fully utilize the Allen-Bradley services.
Configuration	The configuration section shows how to enable the Allen-Bradley service in the FairCom Edge server.